Clothes holder



April 9, 1929. J POOLE 1,708,777

CLOTHES HOLDER Filed April 21, 1928 Patented Apr- 9, 1929.

Josnrzi EDWARD POOLE, or PRETORIA, scorn AFRICA.

CLOTHES HOLDER.

Application filed April 21,

My present invention has reference to a simple, cheap and effective means for clamping various articles of clothes upon a clothes line, and my primary object is the provision of a means for this purpose that is designed to remain permanently on the clothes line, movable longitudinally on said line and having at its opposite ends means for gripping washed clothes thereon, the said gripping means being readily releasable to permit of the removal of the clothes therefrom when the latter are dried.

To the attainment of the foregoing, the in vention consists in the improvement as hereinatter described and definitely claimed.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improvement in applied position.

Figure 2 is a top plan View thereof.

Figure 3 is a sectional view approximately on the line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a sectional view on the line 4-4 of Figure 1.

Figure 5 is a perspective View of one of the clothes engaging elements or clamps oi": the improvement.

Figure 6 is a similar view of the body of the improvement.

Figure 7 is a similar view of the spring employed.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, the numeral 1 designates a clothes line and 2 articles of clothing which have been washed and which are designed to be clamped upon the line for the drying thereof.

My improvement may, of course, be constructed of any desired material, and cssentially includes a body member in the nature of a block 3. The block on its upper edge is formed with a longitudinal groove 4 that receives the bottom portion of the clothes line 1 therein. Secured on the block, preferably through the medium of a staple there is a yoke 5. The yoke 5 has its top extended at a suit-able distance above the grooved edge of the block 3, and the top of the said yoke, at its corners may be notched. The yoke is designed to have received therein one of the beveled upper corners 6 of the clamping blocks 7; Each of the clamping blocks has its flat under face formed with a longitudinal groove 8 to register with the groove 4 in the block 3 and to permit of the 1928. Serial No. 271,935.

said clamping blocks being swung at outward angles with respect to the yoke and with respect to the block.

Below its connection with the yoke, the block 3 has a transverse round opening 9 therethrough, and received in this opening there is a coiled central portion 10 of a spring. The opposite end convolutions of the spring are formed with rounded arms 11 that merge into hook-like ends 12. For distinction the outer elements of the ends 12 are indicated by the numerals 13. The hooks are designed to be received in transverse grooves 14 in the clamping blocks 7, the arms 12 and 13 of the said springs being disposed in contacting engagement with the opposite faces of the clamping blocks.

The improvement is comparatively long, so that the washed clothes 2 may have their ends received between the clamping blocks 7 and arranged on the clothes line for a greater length than is ordinary with devices of this type. The improvement is designed to remain a permanent fixture on the clothes line, which latter, of course, is suitably supported. Of course, any number or" clamps or clothes holders in accordance with my improvement may be arranged on the line. To remove the clothes it is merely necessary to cant the outer ends of the clamping blocks 7 in an upward direction.

While I have illustrated a satisfactory embodiment of my improved device, my features of invention are capable of extended application, and I do not wish to be limited to the specific structure herein shown and described.

Having described the invention, I claim:

1. In a device for clamping clothes on a clothes line, a body block having its upper edge grooved to receive a clothes line therein, a yoke centrally fixed to the sides of the block and extending thercabovc, clamping (1 blocks having their upper corners beveled and their lower flatfaces grooved and one of the ends of each of the clamping blocks designed to be received in the yoke, and spring means carried by the body block and exerting a tension upon the clamps for urging the same toward the body block.

2. In a device for clamping clothes on a clothes line, a body block having its upper edge grooved toreceive a clothes line therein, a yoke centrally fixed to the sides of the block and extending thereabove, clamping blocks having their upper corners beveled and their lower flat faces grooved and'one of the ends of each of the clamping blocks designed to bereceived in the yoke, and spring means carried by the body block andexerting a tension uponkthe clamps for urging the same toward the body block, said body block having 721 central opening therethrough, a

spring having a central coiled portion re ceived through the opening and having its ends formed with arm extensions which merge into hooks, and each ofthe clamps having av groove to receive the central portion ofthe hook therein.

Intestimo'ny whereof I affix my signature.

JOSEPH 7E. POOLE. 

